Australian PM to make first US visit in June

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced he will make his first visit as national leader to the United States in June.

Abbott’s conservative government came to power with a decisive election victory in September last year and in April he led the largest ever Australian government and business delegation to China, Australia’s largest trading partner with which a free trade deal is being finalized.

On the way to Beijing, Abbott signed a free trade agreement with Japan. U.S. President Barak Obama failed to finalize such a bilateral trade pact during his recent visit to Japan.

Abbott told Australian Radio 3AW on Tuesday he expected to meet Obama during his U.S. visit.